Archive for 2009


TradeKing $50 Sign Up Bonus

It’s Free Money Friday! This week’s offer is a sign up bonus for those looking for a new online brokerage. SmartMoney named TradeKing the #1 Discount Broker in 2006 & 2007 so they’re definitely worth a look.
How to Get Your $50 Sign Up Bonus

Visit TradeKing and open an account by 11/30/09.
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Our New ooma Phone, Investing, and More

Our new ooma phone system arrived this week. Now we can say goodbye to our monthly phone bill. With the ooma phone, after you buy it, you don’t need to pay a monthly fee for the service.
We got an ooma on sale for $204 (which came with an iPod shuffle). After switching from Vonage at [...]


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Taxes—An Untapped Resource

You know the drill: once or twice a month you get paid for the time that you have worked, minus a series of taxes that have been conveniently deducted out of your paycheck before you even receive it. Because you never get to deposit that money into your bank account, paying taxes may seem like [...]


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Understanding Health Savings Accounts

We’re continuing to detail specific benefit options with a look at Health Savings Accounts, or HSAs. Yesterday we looked at High Deductible Health Plans. Because of its lower premiums, an HDHP makes financial sense for many people. If you have an HDHP, you are also eligible to contribute to an HSA and save even more [...]


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How to Save Money with High Deductible Health Plans

While many of you go through open enrollment and others search for private health insurance, we thought it would be a great time to delve deeper into specific benefit options that can help you save money on health care. Today we’ll look into High Deductible Health Plans, or HDHPs.
What is a High Deductible Health Plan?
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